3. THE LITTLE RED HEN

3 The little red hen

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One day, little red hen found a grain of wheat.
‘Who will help me plant this wheat?’ she asked.

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I wonder who will help the little red hen?
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‘Not I,’ said the duck.
‘Not I,’ said the goose.
‘Not I,’ said the pig.
‘Then I’ll plant it myself,’ said the little red hen.
And so she did.

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I wonder why the other animals will not I can make the evaluation that the little
help the little red hen plant the wheat? red hen is more hard-working than the
other animals!

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The grain of wheat grew
into a tall wheat plant.

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I wonder what the little red hen will do with her wheat?
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“Who will help me cut this wheat?” asked the little
red hen.

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I wonder if any of the animals will help I wonder how the little red hen feels
the little red hen now? about doing all the work alone?

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‘Not I,’ said
the duck.

‘Not I,’ said
the goose.

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‘Not I,’ said
the pig.

‘Then I’ll cut it myself!’
said the little red hen.
And so she did.

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I wonder why the other animals will not I can make the evaluation that the other
help the little red hen cut the wheat? animals are not helpful friends!

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When the wheat was cut, the little red hen cackled,
‘Who will help me carry the wheat?’
‘Not I,’ mooed the cow.
‘Not I,’ barked the dog.
‘Not I,’ meowed the cat.
So she carried it herself.

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I can make the evaluation that the other animals are not kind. They see their friend
working hard, and they don’t offer to help her!
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Then the little
red hen asked,
‘Who will help
me grind
this wheat into
flour?’
‘Not I,’ said
the duck.
‘Not I,’ said
the goose.
‘Not I,’ said
the pig.
‘Then I’ll grind it
myself,’ said the
little red hen.

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And so she did.

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I wonder what the little red hen is going to do with her flour?

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When the wheat
had been ground
into flour, the little
red hen asked,
‘Who will help me
bake some bread?’

‘Not I,’ said
the duck.

‘Not I,’ said
the goose.

‘Not I,’ said
the pig.

‘Then I’ll bake it
myself,’ said the
little red hen.
And so she did.

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Oh! The little red hen is using her flour I wonder how the little red hen feels that
to bake bread! I wonder who will eat the she has done all the work alone?
bread?
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When the bread was baked, the little red hen asked,
‘Who will help me eat some bread?’
‘I will!’ said the duck.
‘I will!’ said the goose.
‘I will!’ said the pig.
‘No, you won’t!’ said the little red hen. ‘You did not
want to help me at all! I will not share my bread with
you! I will eat it all up!’ And so she did.

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I wonder why the animals said they I can make the evaluation that the little
would help now? I can make the red hen doesn’t think her friends should
evaluation that they think eating is more eat the bread because they didn’t help
fun than working! her at all!
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What did the little red hen find? What did the little red hen do alone?
She found a grain of wheat. She planted, cut, carried and ground the
Who are the other characters in the wheat and baked the bread.
story? When did the other characters say they
Duck, goose, and pig. would help her?
Why didn’t the little red hen share her When the bread was baked, they said
bread? they would help eat it!
• No one helped her plant, cut, carry, How do we know that the little red hen
is a hard worker?
grind, or bake! • She planted, cut, carried, ground, and
• Because she did all the hard work by
baked all by herself!
herself! • Because she did all the hard work by
• Because the other animals didn’t help
herself!
her with anything else! • Because she worked when no one else

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